“ The worst kind of oppression is when the victims think and talk in the language of their oppressors. M.F. Moonzajer
“ The healing process is best described as a spiral. Survivors go through the stages once, sometimes many times; sometimes in one order, sometimes in another. Each time they hit a stage again, they move… Laura Hough
“ How many of us suffered to death?How many of them gained more wealth?How many of us mourned?How many of them earned?How many times we suffered such a pain?How many times they will do this again?They a… Rixa White
“ Sexual abuse injects poisonous lies into its victims’ hearts and minds. “You’re not worthy” is one of them. Carolyn Byers Ruch
“ In my community, mental health isn't taken seriously enough. Therapy is replaced by prayer. Tears are a sign of weakness. When you are different, you are told to change. And really, what does that do?… Frida R.
“ It was words and reading that had made me quiet, and being quiet had made me a mark. Charles M. Blow
“ War is ruthless murder, yet it is justifiable only when a country is defending its turf from outside intruders. To convince soldiers to attack another country for no other reason than greed or strateg… Suzy Kassem
“ Is there any good left in the world/ And if there is, can you still find it in the places that matter? Why is it that the only places i see it now, is in the graves of the victims, and the tears of th… Christina Engela
“ Violators cannot live with the truth: survivors cannot live without it. There are those who still, once again, are poised to invalidate and deny us. If we don't assert our truth, it may again be releg… Chrystine Oksana
“ Only the sufferers of injustice can realize its intensity - Iman Musa Al-Kazim Abu Mohammed Al H Bin Shu'ba Al Harrani
“ Christianity is constantly in danger of being hijacked by people who act out in hatred - by people who will not even hear the cries of their victims, let alone own up to their guilt. Christina Engela
“ BEFRIENDING THE BODY Trauma victims cannot recover until they become familiar with and befriend the sensations in their bodies. Being frightened means that you live in a body that is always on guard.… Bessel A. van der Kolk
“ To those who abuse: the sin is yours, the crime is yours, and the shame is yours. To those who protect the perpetrators: blaming the victims only masks the evil within, making you as guilty as those w… Flora Jessop
